LemmiSchmoeker reviewed Books of Blood, Volumes 1-3 by Clive Barker (Books of Blood, #1-3)
Worlds apart even from Stephen King, let alone James Herbert or Shaun Hutson
5 stars
This is a brilliant collection of horror stories originally written in the early eighties, but much, much better than anything all of the other big-name horror writers have written in years. For one thing, his writing style is worlds apart even from Stephen King, let alone James Herbert or Shaun Hutson. In addition, his trademark mixture of sexuality and violence works on a completely different level than the tired “raunchy” scenes you've come to expect in modern horror. This is something visceral that works directly on the body: some of the evoked pictures are so disturbing they stay with you for a long time. And, in the end, that's his real talent.
